The WordPress coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. development team builds WordPress! Follow this site for general updates, status reports, and the occasional code debate. There’s lots of ways to contribute:
Found a bugbugA bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority.?Create a ticket in the bug tracker.
The live meeting will focus on the discussion of proposals and releases, updates on 6.5, and have an open floor section.
Additional items will be referred to in the various curated agenda sections, as below. If you have ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. requests for help, please do continue to post details in the comments section at the end of this agenda.
Announcements
WordPress 6.5 Beta 2 was released on February 20, 2024. Thanks to everyone involved and who came to help test.
Gutenberg 17.8 RC release is planned for today, stable release scheduled for Feb 28, 2024. Please help test.
Forthcoming releases
Next major releasemajor releaseA release, identified by the first two numbers (3.6), which is the focus of a full release cycle and feature development. WordPress uses decimaling count for major release versions, so 2.8, 2.9, 3.0, and 3.1 are sequential and comparable in scope.: 6.5
Updates from the release squad can be shared in the Dev Chat.
Call to test betaBetaA pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. versions of the release as they come out.
Call for Testers early draft for 6.5. Discussion on SlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. if you are able to help. Update – this is now closer to finalization and open for final comments.
Discussions
Check in on the experimental format we’ve been using for these meetings. has discussion on open proposals been effective? Are there topics that have not been covered that you’d like to see included?
Could you help curate a Call for Volunteers to review the open proposals on Make/Core and create a list of unresolved ones to discuss during Dev Chat meetings?
Tickets for 6.5 will be prioritized. Please include detail of tickets / PR and the links into comments, and if you intend to be available during the meeting if there are any questions or will be async.
